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Maurice J. Elias is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with contributions in Education, Safety Research, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses several topics within education and development, including:

  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Education Discipline and Inequality

Maurice J. Elias has authored multiple recent papers, which explore various aspects of social-emotional learning, school climate, and related psychological constructs:

  • "Setting the stage for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) policy and the arts," 2020, Arts Education Policy Review
  • "Exploring social-emotional learning, school climate, and social network analysis," 2022, Journal of Community Psychology
  • "Life satisfaction in emerging adults: The role of emotional and spiritual intelligences," 2022, Journal of American College Health
  • "Exploring Relations among Social-Emotional and Character Development Targets: Character Virtue, Social-Emotional Learning Skills, and Positive Purpose," 2022, International Journal of Emotional Education
  • "It's Not All or Nothing: Exploring the Impact of a Social-Emotional and Character Development Intervention in the Middle Grades," 2021, RMLE Online

They have collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Danielle R. Hatchimonji
  • Marisa MacDonnell
  • Esha Vaid
  • Gwyne W. White
  • Edward A. Selby

Publication outlets that frequently feature Maurice J. Elias's work include:

  • Social and Emotional Learning Research Practice and Policy
  • Journal of Community Psychology
  • Arts Education Policy Review
  • Journal of American College Health
  • International Journal of Emotional Education

Maurice J. Elias has also contributed to book publications, notably with Corwin eBooks. One such publication is titled Morning Classroom Conversations: Build Your Students' Social-Emotional, Character, and Communication Skills Every Day, released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Enhancing school-based prevention and youth development through coordinated social, emotional, and academic learning.

    Mark T. Greenberg;Roger P. Weissberg;Mary Utne O'Brien;Joseph E. Zins

  • Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators

    Maurice J. Elias

  • Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities

    James H. Dalton;Maurice J. Elias;Abraham Wandersman

  • Implementation, Sustainability, and Scaling up of Social-Emotional and Academic Innovations in Public Schools.

    Maurice J. Elias;Joseph E. Zins;Patricia A. Graczyk;Roger P. Weissberg

  • Social and Emotional Learning: Promoting the Development of All Students

    Joseph E. Zins;Maurice J. Elias

  • Social competence, social support, and academic achievement in minority, low-income, urban elementary school children.

    Maurice J. Elias;Norris M. Haynes

  • The promotion of social competence: longitudinal study of a preventive school-based program.

    Maurice J. Elias;Michael A. Gara;Thomas F. Schuyler;Leslie R. Branden-Muller

  • Social and Emotional Learning.

    Joseph E. Zins;Maurice J. Elias

  • Impact of a preventive social problem solving intervention on children's coping with middle-school stressors.

    Maurice J. Elias;Michael Gara;Michael Ubriaco;Peggy A. Rothbaum

  • Sources of Stress and Support in Children's Transition to Middle School: An Empirical Analysis

    Maurice J. Elias;Michael Gara;Michael Ubriaco

  • Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent

    Reuven Bar-On;Kobus Maree;Maurice J. Elias

  • Patterns of Individual Adjustment Changes During Middle School Transition

    HyunHee Chung;Maurice Elias;Kenneth Schneider

  • Coping scale for children and youth : scale development and validation

    David M. Brodzinsky;Maurice J. Elias;Cynthia Steiger;Jennifer Simon

  • The educator's guide to emotional intelligence and academic achievement : social-emotional learning in the classroom

    Maurice J. Elias;Harriett Arnold

  • Primary Prevention: Educational Approaches to Enhance Social and Emotional Learning

    Maurice J. Elias;Roger P. Weissberg

  • Enhancing young people's social competence and health behavior: An important challenge for educators, scientists, policymakers, and funders

    Roger P. Weissberg;Maurice J. Elias

  • Social-emotional and character development and academics as a dual focus of educational policy

    Maurice J. Elias

  • The Connection between Social-Emotional Learning and Learning Disabilities: Implications for Intervention:

    Maurice J. Elias

  • Fostering social–emotional resilience among Latino youth

    Jazmin A. Reyes;Maurice J. Elias

  • Building Social Problem-Solving Skills: Guidelines from a School-Based Program

    Maurice J. Elias;John F. Clabby

  • Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment: A Handbook of Prevention and Intervention

    Charles A Maher;Joseph Zins;Maurice Elias

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger P. Weissberg
Roger P. Weissberg University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael A. Gara
Michael A. Gara Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
Edward A. Selby
Edward A. Selby Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Neil Humphrey
Neil Humphrey University of Manchester
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles
Philip C. Kendall
Philip C. Kendall Temple University
Anne Gregory
Anne Gregory Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Abraham Wandersman
Abraham Wandersman University of South Carolina
Cheryl L. Perry
Cheryl L. Perry The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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